Quick hits: Torres arrives to camp

Padres Morning Quick Hits Feb. 26

PEORIA, Ariz.  We are just one day away from the Cactus League opener, and there is a new arrival at the Padres’ camp. Alex Torres, who was acquired in the trade that sent Logan Forsythe to Tampa Bay, finally arrived in Peoria today. Torres was having visa issues, and was forced to stay in his home country of Venezuela while spring training started without him.

“He’s excited to be a Padre; he’s pumped to be here,” Bud Black said. “He’s been throwing in Venezuela, so he’s not that far behind."

More tidbits from Blacks' morning briefing:

INF Jonathan Galvez is “making progress” and will hopefully be back full strength in the next couple days. Black said there is an “outside chance of (him) maybe getting in there tomorrow” but will do some running today.

The pitchers to throw on Friday after starter Andrew Cashner were announced today: Juan Oramas, Tim Stauffer, Joaquin Benoit, Joe Ross, Joe Wieland and Leonel Campos, in no particular order. Ian Kennedy will start Saturday and Tyson Ross will pitch one of the split-squad games Sunday.

The starting pitchers had a bunting competition to kick off the start of the day. Cashner beat out Keyvius Sampson in a tiebreaker to take home the bragging rights. Many players came to watch the competition and cheered and heckled the bunters, and it made for an exciting environment.